Bird Flu Is a National Embarrassment
America should have more aggressively intervened almost a year ago.
California child is presumed positive for bird flu
A child in San Francisco who had red eyes and a fever had a probable case of H5N1 bird flu, according to the city’s Department of Public Health.
Bird flu vaccine: What to know
Medical experts advise that people should get a vaccine for the bird flu when it becomes commercially available. One doctor said the most at-risk patients should be first.
Cats can carry bird flu: What to watch for
Though the bird flu has spread across multiple states in cattle and other birds, infections in mammals remain low, according to the CDC.
SF says bird-flu risk low after first presumptive case
San Francisco public-health officials said Friday the bird-flu risk to the general public is low following the discovery of The City’s first presumptive case. The Department of Public Health announced the discovery days after U.
Louisiana reported the first bird flu death in the US
A Louisiana patient has become the first to die of bird flu in the US. According to AP News, state health officials announced the passing, and the CDC confirmed it was the first in the country.
Presumptive case of bird flu identified in San Francisco resident
San Francisco health officials said Friday that a presumptive case of H5N1 bird flu had been identified in a San Francisco resident. The individual was a child, according to the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH).
Is bird flu the next pandemic? What to know after the first H5N1 death in the US
With reports of the first human death from bird flu in the US, some Americans are feeling an uncomfortable flashback to the ...
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What Does First U.S. Bird Flu Death Tell Experts about Disease Severity?
Louisiana has reported the first U.S. fatality from avian influenza. Most of the country’s human cases have been mild ...
How deadly is bird flu in humans? What we know as US confirms 1st death
How deadly is the bird flu? The US has reported its first death from avian influenza, H5N1. Here's what to know about bird ...
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How the US is preparing for a potential bird flu pandemic
A variant of the virus caused disease in people in 1997, when there was a small but deadly outbreak in Hong Kong. Eighteen ...
As 1st bird flu death reported in US, what could happen with virus in 2025?
The CDC says the risk of bird flu to the general public is low, but public health experts say they are worried the virus ...
Virus outbreak in China sparks pandemic concerns: What to know about HMPV
Cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, a contagious virus that can lead to respiratory disease, is reportedly spiking in northern China. Infectious disease experts say risk to the U.S. is low.
What is really behind the mystery new virus gripping China and the world
As spikes in a respiratory virus and images of overwhelmed intensive care units emerge, there is a worrying echo of the early days of Covid. Zoë Beaty asks if Beijing is downplaying what is happening ...
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Bird flu viruses
McDonald’s Australia has cut breakfast service by 1-1/2 hours, the company said, after a shortage of eggs caused by bird flu outbreaks led to the slaughter of about 1.5 million chickens.
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How America lost control of the bird flu outbreak, setting the stage for another pandemic
Nearly a year into the first outbreak of the bird flu among cattle, the virus shows no sign of slowing. The U.S.
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The Download: escalating pandemic risks, and ask us anything on Reddit
Do you have questions about emerging technologies? Well, we’ve got answers. MIT Technology Review’s science and tech journalists are hosting an AMA on Reddit today at 12 pm ET. Submit your questions ...
Bird flu will be the next pandemic unless health officials take 6 critical steps, experts say
In its announcement this week of the first human death from bird flu in the United States, health officials in Louisiana were ...